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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Fast people and lots of rent-a-cops

We're blogging live from Track Town USA, a.k.a. the UC Nike campus in Bleugene, where some of us try to conduct normal business in the presence of the U.S. Olympic trials in track and field. Today's the first of two "rest days" down here, but there are still a lot of skinny runner types milling around town. We wish we knew which were the famous ones -- we can't ask them all for autographs.

The athletes may be taking a breather, but the security around Hayward Field is in full force and effect. And do we mean security -- we'd forgotten how fraught with danger is any event with the word "Olympics" in its name. It's reminiscent of the scene around the White House. We think we heard a bomb-sniffing dog bark at one point.

In any event, wandering around the rest of the campus, we saw a lot of old brick buildings that look like they will fall down in a big earthquake. Quite the contrast with the giant sports palaces that have come to define the place. It's like the University of Alabama, only with constant drizzle.

"In any event, wandering around the rest of the campus, we saw a lot of old brick buildings that look like they will fall down in a big earthquake."

Which buildings? Save for Mac Court, UO structures, new and old, are in pretty good shape. I can think of at least four academic building that are new or significantly upgraded within the last 5 year. No one is going without at UO.

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 5
At this date last year: 3
Total run in 2017: 113
In 2016: 155
In 2015: 271
In 2014: 401
In 2013: 257
In 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269